Asia-Pacific Probiotics and Future Foods Conference 2025 (APPFC2025)

Venue: Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Date: September 10 to 13, 2025

Organized by Asia-Pacific Institute of Food Professionals (APIFP), Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City (IUH) and Saigon Technology University (STU)

Conference overview

Asia-Pacific Probiotics Conference 2025 (APPC2025) is built on Asia-Pacific Probiotics Workshops (APPW) organized during the last ten years and provided an excellent platform for academics, researchers, professionals, and industrialists to come together and discuss scientific and technical advancements in the probiotics discipline. The first workshop was held in New Zealand (2014), the second workshop in China (2015), the third workshop in Iran (2016), the fourth in Vietnam (2017), the fifth in Malaysia (2018), the sixth in Thailand (2019), the seventh virtual (2020), the eighth virtual (2021), the ninth virtual (2022) and the tenth virtual (2023). In 2025, we held in Vietnam the eleventh with more Future Food topics and rename the Conference is The Asia-Pacific Probiotics and Future Food Conference (APPFC2025).

Probiotics Sessions 

• Probiotics and beneficial health effects
• Human microbiome and health
• Probiotics and human microbiome
• Biotechnology and probiotics industry

Future Foods Sessions 

• Future Food Systems and Sustainability
• Sustainable Innovative Food Products
• Alternative Protein Sources (Plant-based food and edible insects)
• Food Safety and Quality Assurance
• Food Chemistry and Food Biotechnology
• Food Choice and Food Sensory and Consumer Research
• Food Law and Food Policy
• Food Science and Nutrition
• Artificial Intelligence in the food industry

DEADLINES AND IMPORTANT DATES

• Abstract submission                            : July 30, 2025 

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  Notification of acceptance                  : August 25, 2025   

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  Registration online                              : August 30, 2025

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  Welcome reception                             : September 10, 2025

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  Conference days                                  : September 11-12, 2025

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  Gala Dinner                                          : September 12, 2025

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  Technical and Social tour                     : September 13, 2025

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  Complete Paper submission                : October  15, 2025

Further Information:                          foodtech@foodtech.edu.vn

REGISTRATION

The full registration fee (including a welcome reception, two conferences, gala dinner, and technical/social tour) for the participants will be as follows:

International delegates

One-day (September 11 or 12, 2024) registration fee (including a welcome reception and conference) for the participants will be as follows:

Local delegates (Dành cho người Việt Nam)

For the authors who have difficulty to pay in US Dollars, Euro, AUD, VND currency is accepted.

(*) Students must have the certificate from their school

**Company/Group registration allow 3 participants to join to the events

We offer the registration fee for young scientists and students. The rules are as follows:

• Their papers have been accepted after review
• The request for registration fee must be made at the time of registration for the conference via our website (registration opens 1 August 2025). The deadline for registration (30 August 2025) is also the last day you can apply for registration fee.
• The list of people who have got this award will be published on the website before the beginning of the conference

The full registration fee includes:

• Participation in the technical program 
• 2 Lunches
• 1 Welcome party
• 1 Dinner Banquet
• 4 Coffee breaks
• Technical tour
• Conference bag and/or conference accessories

PAYMENT INFORMATION

For International participants, Bank Transfer to:

• Account Name: TRUONG DAI HOC CONG NGHIEP TP HCM

• Account Number: 1600201060025

• Bank: AGRIBANK

• Swift Code: VBAAVNVX806

• Transfer Note: “APPFC2025_[Your Name]_[Institution]” or ” MTFC2025_[Your Name]_[Institution]” or “APPFC2025 and MTFC2025_[Your Name]_[Institution]”

For Vietnamese participants, Bank Transfer to:

• Account Name: Trường Đại học Công nghiệp TP HCM

• Account Number: 1600201052214

• Bank: AGRIBANK

• Transfer Note: “APPFC2025_[Your Name]_[Institution]” or ” MTFC2025_[Your Name]_[Institution]” or “APPFC2025 and MTFC2025_[Your Name]_[Institution]”

Main Host Institute

Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

International Collaborators:

• School of Science, Western Sydney University, Australia
• International School, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
• Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences (MATE), Hungary
• Department of Food Technology, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
• Department of Nutrition Sciences, Qatar University, Doha-Qatar

Supporting Organizations and Institutes:

• Vietnam Association of Food Science and Technology (VAFoST)
• Saigon Technology University (STU)
• Iranian Society of Probiotics and Functional Foods          

Chief Organizers

Assoc. Prof. Malik Altaf Hussain

• Executive Director, Asia-Pacific Institute of Food Professionals (APIFP) &
• Associate Professor in Innovative Food Production, School of Science, Western Sydney University, Australia

Assoc. Prof. Dam, Sao Mai

• Vice-Rector, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam &
• Associate Director, Asia-Pacific Institute of Food Professionals (APIFP)

Conference Leadership 

Chairperson 

Prof. Luu Dzuan (Vietnam), Faculty of Food Technology, Saigon Technology University (STU)

Co-chairperson (Australia) – Dr Syed Shahzad, Food Microbiologist and Technical Auditor, Sydney Australia

Co-chairperson (China) – Prof. Xiyang Wu, Deputy Dean, International School, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China

Co-chairperson (Hungary) –  Prof László Friedrich, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences (MATE), Hungary

Co-chairperson (Iran) – Prof Marzieh Hosseininezhad, Department of Food Biotechnology, Research Institute of Food Science and Technology (RIFST), Mashhad, Iran

Co-chairperson (Malaysia)  – Prof. Hesham El-Enshasy, Director, Innovation Centre in Agritechnology for Advanced Bioprocessing (ICA), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia

Co-chairperson (New Zealand) – Prof. Alaa Eldin Bekhit, Department of Food Science, University of Otago, New Zealand

Co-chairperson (Oman) – Prof. Md Shafiur Rahman, Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman

Co-chairperson (Saudi Arabia) – Prof. MysoonAl-Ansari, Director, Research Chair of Biodiversity and Bio-reservation, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia

Co-chairperson (Thailand) – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kitipong Assatarakul, Head of the Department of Food Technology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

Co-chairperson (Turkey) – Prof. Ilker Camkerten, Head of Clinical Sciences Department Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aksaray University, Tuykiye & President of Eurasıan Society for Biotechnology.

Co-chairperson (Qatar) –  Assoc. Prof. Layal Karam, Department of Nutrition Sciences, Qatar University, Doha-Qatar

International Organizing Committee 

Probiotics:

1. Prof. Dr. Theodoros Varzakas, Dept. of Food Science and Technology, University of the Peloponnese, Kalamata, Greece
2. Prof. Ida Idayu Muhamad, Professor and Head of the Food and Biomaterial Engineering Research Group, School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia

3. Nguyen, Ba Thanh, Director, Institute of Biotechnology and Food Technology, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Future Foods:

1. Dr Abul Kalam Samsul Huda, Adjunct Associate Professor, Climate and Food Security, School of Science, Western Sydney University, Australia
2. Prof. Takashi Uemura, Osaka Prefecture University, Osaka, Japan
3. Prof. Craig Bunt, Professor of Agricultural Innovation & Director of the Agricultural Innovation Programme, Otago University

Local Organizing Committee 

1. Prof. Tran, Dinh Thang, Deputy Director, Institute of Biotechnology and Food Technology, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
2. Prof. Luu Dzuan, Professor in Food Technology, Faculty of Food Technology, Saigon Technology University, Vietnam
3. Assoc. Prof. Trinh, Ngoc Nam, Head of Office of Science Management and International Affairs, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
4. Dr. Nguyen, Ba Thanh, Director, Institute of Biotechnology and Food Technology, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
5. Dr. Vu, Thi Hoan, Head of the Food Technology Department, Institute of Biotechnology and Food Technology, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
6. Dr. Doan, Nhu Khue, Head of Food Quality Management Department, Institute of Biotechnology and Food Technology, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
7. Dr. Nguyen, Thi Kim Anh, Head of Biotechnology Department, Institute of Biotechnology and Food Technology, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
8. Dr. Tran, Thi Mai Anh, Institute of Biotechnology and Food Technology, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
9. Dr. Truong, Hoang Duy, Institute of Biotechnology and Food Technology, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
10. Assoc. Prof. Nguyen, Ngoc Tuan, Institute of Biotechnology and Food Technology, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
11. Dr. Nguyen, Vu Hoang Phuong, Faculty of Food Technology, Saigon Technology University, Vietnam
12. Luu, Mai Hương, Faculty of Food Technology, Saigon Technology University, Vietnam

Scientific Committee

1. Dr Li Li, School of Science, Western Sydney University, Richmond, Australia
2. Dr Arua (Kingsley) Kalu, School of Science, Western Sydney University, Richmond, Australia
3. Dr Weeraya Karnpanit, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
4. Dr. Md. Latiful Bari, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
5. Dr Yasuhiro Inatsu, Food Research Institute, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Japan
6. Dr. Nobutaka Nakamura, Food Research Institute, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Japan
7. Prof. Laszlo Friedrich, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences (MATE), Hungary
8. Assoc.Prof. László Baranyai, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences (MATE), Hungary
9. Dr. Lien LP Nguyen, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences (MATE), Hungary
10. Assoc.Prof. Francesca De Filippis, Naples II University, Italy
11. Prof. Gokul Shankar, Manipal University College Malaysia, Malacca, Malaysia
12. Prof. Tran, Dinh Thang, Deputy Director, Institute of Biotechnology and Food Technology, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
13. Prof. Luu Dzuan, Professor in Food Technology, Faculty of Food Technology, Saigon Technology University, Vietnam
14. Assoc. Prof. Trinh, Ngoc Nam, Head of Office of Science Management and International Affairs, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
15. Assoc. Prof. Kim Anh, Hoang, Assoc Professor in Biology, Vice rector, Saigon Technology University, Vietnam
16. Assoc. Prof. Phan, Ngoc Hoa, Assoc Professor in Biology, Vice rector, Saigon Technology University, Vietnam
17. Dr. Vu, Thi Hoan, Head of the Food Technology Department, Institute of Biotechnology and Food Technology, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
18. Dr. Doan, Nhu Khue, Head of Food Quality Management Department, Institute of Biotechnology and Food Technology, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
19. Dr. Nguyen, Thi Kim Anh, Head of Biotechnology Department, Institute of Biotechnology and Food Technology, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
20. Assoc. Prof. Nguyen, Ngoc Tuan, Institute of Biotechnology and Food Technology, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Scientific Secretary

1. Assoc. Prof. Nguyen, Ngoc Tuan, Institute of Biotechnology and Food Technology, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, email: nguyentuan@foodtech.edu.vn
2. Dr. Tran Thi Mai Anh, Institute of Biotechnology and Food Technology, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, email: tranthimaianh@iuh.edu.vn
3. Dr. Nguyen Trung Hau, Institute of Biotechnology and Food Technology, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – email: nguyentrunghau@iuh.edu.vn
4. Dr. Tran Thi Huyen, Institute of Biotechnology and Food Technology, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – email: tranthihuyen@iuh.edu.vn
5. Dr. Nguyen Vu Hoang Phuong, Saigon Technology University, Vietnam, email: phuong.nguyenvuhoang@stu.edu.vn
6. MSc. Tran Ngoc Hieu, Saigon Technology University, Vietnam, email: hieu.tranngoc@stu.edu.vn

Publications of conference proceedings

• Journals: Selected full papers can be submitted to special issues in Journal of Future Foods and Applied Food Research to publication after undergoing a peer review process
• Proceedings: All full papers for the APPFC2025 will be published in peer review in proceeding depending on the topics and the quality of the papers